<b>Captivating new worlds.</b> Once there had been a single government of Earth controlled by the western races, but the long - oppressed people of Asia finally struck back with a ''cohesion projector.'' In an instant, the device established a solid, invisible wall of space - creating a dividing line between the superpowers, with the Asiatic Federation inside and the United Continents outside.Both powers are tenuously perched on the brink of war until George Marquis Lorrilard comes along. A sometime lieutenant of the pitiful handful of space guards known as the United Continents Space Navy, he's used the experience to become a space exploiter. Far less driven by altruism than by the ferocious thirst and hunger of greed, Lorrilard sets a course to change forever the fate of Earth and the stars. ALSO INCLUDES THE SCIENCE FICTION STORIES ''FINAL ENEMY'' AND ''THE AUTOMAGIC HORSE'' <b><i>''...enjoyable, entertaining, and lighthearted...''</i></b> - Booklist